Potato harvest, beet harvest, carrot harvest, winter squash harvest. The order of our days has changed. Last week we were spending long hours harvesting, washing and bagging tomatoes. Now our tomato plants have called it quits. All summer long we made sure we were out in the fields by 6:30am to beat the heat, now we wait for the chill to pass and the heavy fog to lift. Although we haven’t had a frost yet, we have had 35 degrees more than once. What does this all mean for you? The contents of your share will again change with the season.
I wish I could say all of this darkness means that I can sleep in just a bit longer, but no, not yet. It’s kind of fun to walk down to the packing shed in the dark and work alone for a bit before the crew shows up. I love our barn and spending time in it has always been comforting to me. It was one of the reasons I fell in love with this property 20 years ago. I wanted an old barn. It doesn’t look old any more with its new roof, new floor, new siding, reinforced foundation and several additions. We’ve saved this old barn and turned it into a very functional space. I’m writing all of this as I sit in the funky office space in the barn (old milk house). The crew will arrive soon and the pack will begin shortly after. I’ll write more about this barn next week. It’s been a very important part of this farm.
Barb
Autumn News
End of season delivery schedule
One of the broccoli harvests.
Harvesting Chioggia beets. These beets will go into the storage share.
Our winter squash harvest began this week with the Delicata squash. We will continue over the next week to bring in all of the squash. It looks as if it will be a plentiful harvest.
Vermont Valley Community Farm 
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